In his long career as the editor of *The Quibbler*, Xenophilius Lovegood understood a simple truth: the most absurd things in the world are often cloaked in the most ordinary appearances.

Even if the little girl in front of him were ten times more adorable, he wouldn't be blinded by such a false facade.

Whether it was a Veela or a Metamorphmagus, or even Sirens and Sea Demons, the magical world was full of such seemingly beautiful but deadly creatures. The more cute and charming Eileen's tone was, the more vigilant the wizard became.

"Join... you?"

Xenophilius Lovegood asked cautiously, his eyes involuntarily fixed on Eileen and Luna's joined left hands. "You, who do you mean? I mean, besides Professor Dumbledore and you..."

"You will know, at some appropriate time in the future."

Realizing Xenophilius's wariness, Eileen put away the innocent smile on her face, her tone suddenly turning cold. Her lake-blue eyes quietly looked at the middle-aged wizard, a hint of playfulness appearing at the corner of her mouth.

"After all, after today, perhaps you should understand that knowing too many secrets is not always a good thing. Or rather, are you ready to face the truth once again?"

"No," Xenophilius looked around at the scene, swallowed, and a sense of fear gradually arose in his heart. "No, I was just mentioning it casually, but I'm just the editor of a niche publication, I may not be able to do too much for you, perhaps..."

"Don't worry, it's not anything difficult. Just add some fixed pages and expand the sales scope. Overall, it's also a good thing for the future development of *The Quibbler* - at least the most direct benefit is that Hogwarts will invest in this publication next."

Eileen glanced at Dumbledore, who was silently watching from the side, and simply took control of the direction of the topic.

After all, whether it was investment in the public opinion battlefield, or future strategic planning, these were not Albus Dumbledore's strengths. Accurately speaking, constrained by the population size, the entire magical world was quite blank in this regard.

Therefore, Eileen, who had experienced countless self-media and social media bombardments in the future information explosion era, had a nearly 99% certainty that she could build *The Quibbler* into one of the top publications in the magical world.

"As for the initial investment amount, let's be a little conservative first..."

Eileen thoughtfully calculated for a moment, and waved her hand happily.

"Well, temporarily allocate 20,000 Galleons as start-up capital, be sure to seize the market as soon as possible."

Twenty thousand Galleons?!

Xenophilius Lovegood's knees weakened, and he almost fell to the ground covered in gold coins.

You know, the profit of a single copy of *The Quibbler* was only 2 bronze Knuts. Ten thousand Galleons would require selling at least millions of copies of *The Quibbler* to earn back, and according to Eileen's statement, this seemed to be already... conservative?!

"In fact, I think it might already be a bit tight."

Glancing at the somewhat dazed middle-aged wizard, and Dumbledore, who was about to speak but stopped himself, Eileen raised her eyebrows and began to explain methodically to everyone, pointing with her fingers.

"First of all, 3,000 will be used for printing costs, to ensure that each issue can print more than 100,000 copies in the first month. Then, take out 7,000 Galleons to be used entirely to pay for advertising and kickbacks - this batch of *The Quibbler* will be attached to all mainstream publications and mailed to every wizarding family."

According to the strategy that Eileen had pre-determined, the first few issues of *The Quibbler* would be completely free. At the same time, they would publish the names of all contributors and the sole sponsor, as well as detailed subscription methods for the future.

The largest expense was to open up channels with other publications in the entire magical world as much as possible. In a semi-forced, semi-beneficial exchange, *The Quibbler* would be used as a "gift", to cover the vast majority of wizarding families as soon as possible.

Under the triple offensive of Galleons, the Ministry of Magic, and Dumbledore's "give me some face", apart from a few publications with heads of steel, presumably most people would make the right choice - buy one get one free, this is the favorite deal of all human beings.

Eileen paused slightly and continued.

"Then, open up essay and commissioned writing areas, using the remaining 10,000 Galleons to pay and reward those high-quality submissions."

"People who submit to *The Quibbler* never ask for rewards, we are..."

Xenophilius Lovegood subconsciously retorted, his face with pride and stubbornness.

"For love and ideals? You're so naive."

Eileen curled her lips and said unceremoniously.

"Sorry, Mr. Lovegood, not everyone can live on pure dreams, not even you. Not only the magazine itself, but also writers need to grow little by little by taking manuscript fees. If *The Quibbler* wants to grow healthily, it must have a group of loyal content producers."

"But I think..." Xenophilius Lovegood's tone was slightly weaker, trying to argue.

You know, that's a full 10,000 Galleons, all used for soliciting and rewarding submissions, it's too exaggerated no matter what, right?

"I don't want you to think, I want me to think. Perhaps I need to remind you one more time that this batch of money is invested by Hogwarts, and is not for you to dispose of freely."

Eileen shook her hand, interrupting Xenophilius's voice, and said in an unquestionable tone.

"What's more, from the current situation, *The Quibbler*'s business model is indeed too bad - relying purely on free submissions and self-produced articles to support a publication is definitely not a healthy situation."

Once it came to the economic field, Eileen unconsciously entered the impersonal, matter-of-fact state of her previous life. Her positioning of *The Quibbler* was not just a simple voice platform.

According to the experience and results of later generations, in today's magical world where self-media and the entertainment industry are extremely scarce and unregulated, what is truly valuable is never simple paid income - traffic and people's hearts are the most important existence in the future.

Not to mention, if possible, Eileen even plans to use *The Quibbler* as a springboard in the future to gradually penetrate into the non-magical world, for example, to publish an additional edition for non-magical users.

"Finally, the content of the current *The Quibbler* is still a bit boring, and the relationship with real life is not so close. In addition to caring about news and anecdotes, I think there is currently a very large vacancy in the magical world. And the section I want to add is to seize this position in advance - this will also be one of our main directions in the future."

Eileen paused again, licked her lips, and said with shining eyes.

"A food section, or rather a cooking tutorial and display section. As for the materials, I am honored to invite your family to enjoy today's lunch at Hogwarts together. Believe me, you will soon discover the beauty of food."

You know, the pictures and photos in the magical world can move...

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